I don't think there is a rule for dating but let me say this...I think you might be over looking a great person if you say that you won't date an over weight person!!
I lost 125 pounds and I started out by just not wanting to be have to worry about my sugar. I started drinking lots of water and eating lots of fruit and veggies. I also buy Lean Cuisine dinners...that way I know exactly what I can have for a meal. I only eat lunch and then for supper I might eat yogurt or something like that.
I have kept my weight off for over 3 years now...but I also got off my weight from a medical problem. I think I still have a little more to lose, maybe 20 more pounds. Sometimes you have to wonder if we are ever happy when it comes to a weight issue. I think keeping it off is even harder then losing the weight.
I will say this though....I don't think you should judge someone by whats on the outside, do you want someone to judge you? I know I sure don't!! Looks fade but the inner beauty is still there my friend

i don't think you are wrong to have your preferences but know this..fast chicks are not desperate chicks.Apparently they saw something in you or your profile that they responded to.Give cellulite a chance!!!

I'm not going to degrade for being physically attracted to a certain body type, but it is somewhat shallow if that is the only thing that matters to you.

Ultimately, it is your choice, but quality of character is not dependent on physical beauty.

Thanks for all of the weight loss advise. I think in the end it is just going to take awhile to lose the weight. A friend of mine starved himself and lost 60 pounds in about 3 months. He ended up eating a lot of his muscle mass doing so. He then ended up gaining it all back and in the end was in worse shape. I would rather take my time and do it right. I think the main thing I need is just to become active again period. As for if I am shallow well maybe I am. My wife was 5 foot 2 and 115 pounds. She was and always will be my idea woman period and I will compare every woman to her. But I am a realist and I know that a woman that size isn't going to go for me now and I have no problem with a woman a few pound over weight. I truthfully think some woman look better with curves. But if you are 5 foot 2 and 200 pounds then that is disgusting period. I know that in the end I will pay for my choices and I may just end up alone because of it. And I am fine with that. Hey the love of your life only comes once.